17:54
Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap
7f27y, Flat, 2yo, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 28.97s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Handy early - third with 2f left before being asked for effort - hit front a furlong out - finished strongly to score
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Held a midfield spot on the wide side - urged into 6th with 2f left - moved into 4th a furlong out - improved further to 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on well to finish 2nd
Luke McAteer
Brendan W Duke
Settled handy early fighting for control - hit the front two furlongs out - pressed for effort - lost place inside final furlong - dropped to third and unable to find more - finished 3rd beaten 2 lengths
Jack Kearney (3)
Stephen Thorne
Positioned just behind the front group early - pushed along in 5th with 2f left - stayed on at an unchanged effort to finish 4th
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Slow into stride - settled at back of field - urged forward approaching final 2f - still 11th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 5th at the line
No. 2, stall 14
2yo, 9-12, OR 70
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - urged into effort in 11th with 2f left - squeezed for space in 8th a furlong out - stayed on same gait to finish sixth
Jamie Powell (3)
K J Condon
Sent clear early - pressed for advantage and lost command 2f out - sat third approaching final furlong and held there - finished 7th unable to close
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to pace early - pushed along in 5th two out then 6th final furlong - unable to gain ground finishing 8th beaten 5¼ lengths
J M Sheridan
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - faded through the closing stages to finish 9th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort in 7th with 2f left - dropped away late to finish 10th
No. 12, stall 10
2yo, 8-13, OR 57
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close to the front group early - fighting for a stronger grip - urged forward but slipped to 8th with 2f left and 9th inside the final furlong - lost momentum late to finish 11th
Terry Casey (10)
Michael Mulvany
Drifted left at the off and hesitant to find feet - settled towards the back and still 12th with 2f remaining - unable to close and well held at the finish
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Slow to break - held towards back of pack - asked for effort 3f out then dropped away to finish 13th
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left before dropping away - allowed to finish steadily in rear
Non-runners: Ella's Gold (reserve), Invincible Rocket (reserve), Wedding Year (reserve)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.